Salt of the water said:
Finn Maccumhail said:
Yeah, we saw quite a few of them last Sunday when I went with my buddy & Little so my buddy could demo the Sabine Versatile.
Whats the review? Pole it any? Hull slap and aluminum noise?
Frankly, it's a tremendous skiff. If it had come out 2 years ago I'd probably own one right now.
- fit & finish are top notch for an aluminum skiff, right up there with a reputable aluminum builder like Xpress or G3, etc. The welds were clean and neat. That being said, I think you'd need a good while of hard use to fully test out those welds but that's true for any welded aluminum boat.
- electrical wiring is very clean and neat, easily accessible and well laid out
- the Tohatsu 50 tiller really pushes the boat well, we had about 800# of men in the boat and it was pushing it in the low 30s. Being a 4stk it's also fuel efficient and quiet. The custom blacked out paint job is pretty cool too.
- the hull design is very quiet, even poling into the wind. Didn't notice any hull slap unless we moved all the weight to the stern and raised the bow out of the water. And it doesn't slide at all in hard turns due to the reverse chines under the water line, poles easily and quietly, tracks well and spins easily
- with 800# of men and 3/4 full tank of gas it had an honest 6" draft when poling
- the deck layout makes it feel a whole lot bigger than it really is and keeps it a dry boat (by skiff standards)
This is the one we ran. 2 guys sitting on the rear bench and I sat on a Yeti in the middle of the cockpit.
